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Title:
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The red rockets' glare : spaceflight and the Soviet imagination, 1857-1957
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Authors:
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Asif A. Siddiqi, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : Texas A&M University Press, 2010
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Series:
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Centennial of flight series
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-521-89760-0
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Size:
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xiii, 402 p. / ill., map / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-387) and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL789.8.S65
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Subjects:
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Aeronautics--Soviet Union--History
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Description:
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Contents note:
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A space for science and a science for space -- "Grief and genius" -- Imagining the cosmos -- Local action, state imperatives -- "All of this requires investigation" -- Russians in Germany -- The Cold War and the creation of the Soviet ICBM -- Fellow travelers -- Launching Sputnik.
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